Angola
Angola is currently examining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) with a view to ratifying it.
TPNW Status
| Key weapons of mass destruction treaties | ||
|---|---|---|
| NUCLEAR WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the TPNW | No (Signed 2018) | |
| Party to the NPT | Yes (Acceded 1996) | |
| Ratified the CTBT | Yes (Ratified 2015) | |
| Party to an NWFZ | Yes (Ratified 2014, Pelindaba) | |
| CSA with the IAEA | Yes (In force 2010) | |
| AP with the IAEA | Yes (In force 2010) | |
| BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS | ||
| Party to the BWC | Yes (Acceded 2016) | |
| Party to the CWC | Yes (Acceded 2015) | |
| TPNW Art. 1(1) prohibitions: Compliance in 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Develop, produce, manufacture, acquire | Compliant |
| Possess or stockpile | Compliant | |
| Test | Compliant | |
| (b) | Transfer | Compliant |
| (c) | Receive transfer or control | Compliant |
| (d) | Use | Compliant |
| Threaten to use | Compliant | |
| (e) | Assist, encourage or induce | Compliant |
| (f) | Seek or receive assistance | Compliant |
| (g) | Allow stationing, installation, deployment | Compliant |
| TPNW voting and participation | |
|---|---|
| UNGA resolution on TPNW (latest vote) | Voted yes (2025) |
| Participated in 3MSP (2025) | Yes (observer) |
| Participated in 2MSP (2023) | Yes (observer) |
| Participated in 1MSP (2022) | No |
| Average MSP delegation size (% women) | 5 (0%) |
| Adoption of TPNW (7 July 2017) | Voted yes |
| Participated in TPNW negotiations (2017) | Yes |
| Negotiation mandate (A/RES/71/258) | Voted yes |
| Fissile material | |
|---|---|
| Nuclear facilities | No |
| Fissile material production | No |
| HEU stocks | No |
| Plutonium stocks | No |
| SQP with the IAEA | Yes (Revised) |
Latest developments
Angola attended the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in March 2025 as an observer. It did not make a statement.
At a high-level event on 26 September 2025 marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Angola expressed regret that little progress has been achieved towards a nuclear-weapon-free world since the establishment of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the TPNW. ‘It is imperative that, on this day, we all raise our voices so that, in the future, we may look back and say, “We were the generation that chose life over destruction,”’ it implored.1
In the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October 2025, Angola warned that the production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons ‘may bring unbearable consequences for present and future generations’.2
Recommendations
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Angola should urgently ratify the TPNW.